# 34 CHAMBERLAIN GARDENS, ARBORFIELD CROSS, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 9QA

## Property details

- Slug: `34fd92e` (address key hash: `34fd92ee06efd8d2b38f08e47ae6159d9c1882e4`)
- Postcode: RG2 9QA
- Transactions on record: 5

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 107 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £462,500 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £4,322/m²
- Local average: £408,585 (41 sales)
- Street crime: 37 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £462,500
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 05/02/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £798/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £10,500

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/5600-7561-0022-5406-3253)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-23 | £462,500 | Semi-detached | +85% | £452,172 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673e-d8bc-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2010-05-14 | £249,950 | Semi-detached | +19% | £457,636 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/57860fbd-537e-4d37-b685-82daafde3d6a) |
| Sold | 2005-01-07 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | +11.1% | £444,265 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/d48f0a50-e6d0-496d-a2cc-4c499bc92b21) |
| Sold | 2004-02-12 | £189,000 | Semi-detached | +80% | £422,002 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/80ad9960-ece5-4887-b9b7-29811e26862e) |
| Sold | 1999-05-25 | £105,000 | Semi-detached | — | £419,583 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/7cf28072-3705-47ac-82d2-b499cae3b8db) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 34 CHAMBERLAIN GARDENS, ARBORFIELD CROSS, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 9QA | £462,500 | 23/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 34 CHAMBERLAIN GARDENS, ARBORFIELD CROSS, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 9QA | £249,950 | 14/05/2010 | Semi-detached |
| 34 CHAMBERLAIN GARDENS, ARBORFIELD CROSS, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 9QA | £210,000 | 07/01/2005 | Semi-detached |
| 34 CHAMBERLAIN GARDENS, ARBORFIELD CROSS, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 9QA | £189,000 | 12/02/2004 | Semi-detached |
| 34 CHAMBERLAIN GARDENS, ARBORFIELD CROSS, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 9QA | £105,000 | 25/05/1999 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [169775024](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/b41bf8a)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £462,500 |
| listed | 2025-11-27 | £460,000 |
| sold | 2010-01-01 | £249,950 |
| sold | 2005-01-01 | £210,000 |
| sold | 2004-01-01 | £189,000 |
| sold | 1999-01-01 | £105,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 16 MELROSE GARDENS, ARBORFIELD CROSS, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 9PZ | £450,000 | 20/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 20 LINK WAY, ARBORFIELD CROSS, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 9PD | £572,000 | 26/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 12 LINK WAY, ARBORFIELD CROSS, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 9PD | £571,080 | 20/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 36 CHAMBERLAIN GARDENS, ARBORFIELD CROSS, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 9QB | £385,000 | 23/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 BRANT CLOSE, ARBORFIELD CROSS, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 9PF | £370,000 | 09/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 20 LINK WAY, ARBORFIELD CROSS, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 9PD | £325,000 | 14/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 23 MELROSE GARDENS, ARBORFIELD CROSS, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 9PY | £448,250 | 13/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 63 MELROSE GARDENS, ARBORFIELD CROSS, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 9PY | £342,000 | 23/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 MODEL COTTAGES, ARBORFIELD CROSS, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 9PH | £390,000 | 21/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 5 CHAMBERLAIN GARDENS, ARBORFIELD CROSS, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 9QA | £310,000 | 28/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £416,333 (10 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property).*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Bridle Road, Arborfield Green, Reading](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/5d4f5c8) | £560,000 | 4 | Semi-detached | 0.74 mi |

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 1.4%
- **10y growth:** 20.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Wokingham; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -3.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 17.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 22.7%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Wokingham). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,334/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,482/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,630/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Bridge Farm Cottages, RG2 | £1,450/mo | 3 | 0.79 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,450/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.31% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £181,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £145,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,450/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 26.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-541/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -4.8%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Shoplifting | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **37** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Coombes Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Requires improvement — 10 Sep 2024 |
| Bohunt School Wokingham | Secondary | 1.3 miles | Good — 9 Jun 2019 |
| Farley Hill Primary School | Primary | 1.7 miles | Good — 8 Jun 2016 |
| Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School | Primary | 1.7 miles | Good — 31 Jan 2014 |
| Reddam House Berkshire | Other | 1.7 miles | — (No rating) |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #2620219
- **Address:** 34 Chamberlains Gardens, Arborfield Cross, RG2 9QA
- **Certificate Issued:** 12/04/2005
- **Work Completed:** 17/03/2005
- **Items:** 6 window(s), 1 door(s)